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I started reading Michael Crichton back in High School and really enjoyed the snappy action and smart science fiction elements in The Andromeda Strain and Congo though I was growing dissatisfied with the endings being so abrupt, bordering on deux ex machina (I’m looking at you Sphere) but I did keep reading several of his… Read more
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I have the good fortune to have a brother who games. In grade school, he designed a game inspired by Talisman for a school project to explain a concept. As a parent, he continues to game with his kids. When I go to visit them, it’s a board game marathon of games new and old,… Read more
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I was originally slow to the Gloomhaven party (for reasons) but my regular gaming table has been playing it for some time now. Currently, we’re working our way through Frosthaven using some suggested rules for adding a 5th player (increase base difficulty by two, keep the rewards at the usual for the base difficulty). This… Read more
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I started reading Martha Wells years ago with Death of the Necromancer, a tale echoing The Count Of Monte Cristo with Sherlock Holmes and Arsene Lupin mixed into a fantasy world of magic and political intrigue. Then years went by until I stumbled upon All Systems Red, the first book in the Murderbot Diaries. It’s… Read more
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I stumbled upon this while looking for background noise and so far, enjoying it well enough through seasons 2 – 4 (haven’t gotten to season 5 yet and season 1 wasn’t carried as part of the streaming service I’m using). TLDR: Standard formula of TV murder mysteries, enough clues for the viewer, a sadness haunts… Read more
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In no way do I deny the less than subtle tributes / inspirations / parodies represented by these Company factions, but when you look at the source materials of dystopic xenophobic cybernetic futures (Robocop, Starship Troopers, Alien, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, etc.) there is no shortage of commentary woven into the fiction. On… Read more
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